footer {
    background-color: var(--background);
    padding: 10px 0 4px 0; 
    text-align: center;
    width: 100%;

}

footer a {
    color: var(--off-white);
    display: inline-block;
    /* only 1 value and it applie to all 4 sides */
    padding: 8px; 
    text-decoration: none;

}

footer a:hover {
    background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
    color: var(--off-white);

}
footer a:focus {
    background-color: rgb(0, 0, 0);
    color: var(--off-white);
    outline: none;

}

footer img {
    height:22px;
    margin-left:3px;
    vertical-align:text-bottom;

}
.copyright-disclaimer {
    color: var(--off-white);
}