Last updated: September 2, 2026
Northforce is a program of The Northspan Group, Inc., a non-profit corporation located at 202 W Superior St, Suite 600, Duluth, MN 55802. In these Terms, “Northforce,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to The Northspan Group, Inc. operating the Northforce program. “You” refers to anyone who uses Northforce.
By creating an account or using Northforce, you agree to these Terms. If you do not agree, please do not use the service.
1. What Northforce Is
Northforce is a job matching service connecting job seekers with employers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. We help candidates find openings and help employers reach candidates in the region.
Northforce is not an employer and is not an employment agency. We do not make hiring decisions, guarantee that any candidate will be hired, or guarantee that any employer will find a suitable candidate. Every hiring decision is made by the employer.
2. Eligibility
You must be at least 16 years old to create a candidate account, and at least 18 years old to create an employer account. You must provide accurate information and keep it current.
3. Your Account
You are responsible for activity that happens under your account. Keep your login method secure and tell us promptly if you believe someone else has gained access.
We may suspend or close an account that violates these Terms, is used to post false information, or is used in a way that harms other users.
4. Candidates
Candidate accounts and features are free. There is no charge to create a profile, search jobs, or apply.
When you build a profile you choose what to include. Information you provide — including your name, contact details, work history, education, skills, and location — may be shown to employers whose openings you apply to, and, depending on your sharing settings, to employers searching for candidates.
Resumes and automated processing. If you upload a resume, we use an automated service to read it and suggest profile fields for you. You review and confirm what gets saved. Automated extraction can be wrong; you are responsible for checking your profile before you apply.
You may edit or delete your profile at any time, or ask us to delete your account by contacting us.
5. Employers
Employers may post openings and contact candidates. If you post on Northforce, you agree that:
- Every posting describes a real, currently available position.
- Postings are accurate as to location, pay, and requirements.
- You will not post content that discriminates on the basis of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, marital status, disability, public assistance status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, or familial status, or that otherwise violates state or federal employment law.
- You will use candidate information only to evaluate candidates for employment, and will not sell it or use it for marketing.
- You will comply with applicable employment and privacy law in handling candidate information.
Some employer features are paid. Fees, if any, are described at the time of purchase.
6. Text Messaging Program
Northforce operates a text messaging program for account access.
- Program purpose. We send one-time login and account verification codes to candidates who choose to sign in using their phone number.
- How you opt in. You opt in by entering your mobile number on the Northforce sign-in screen and requesting a code. We send codes only in response to your request. We do not send marketing or promotional text messages.
- Message frequency. Messages are sent only when you request a login code. Frequency varies with how often you sign in.
- Cost. Message and data rates may apply, depending on your mobile plan.
- Opting out. Reply STOP to any message to stop receiving texts. You can still sign in using your email address.
- Help. Reply HELP to any message, or contact us at the address in Section 14.
- Carriers. Mobile carriers are not liable for delayed or undelivered messages.
Mobile information is not shared with third parties or affiliates for marketing or promotional purposes. Text messaging originator opt-in data and consent are not shared with any third parties. See our Privacy Policy for details.
7. Email Communications
We send email needed to operate your account, such as sign-in links, password resets, and application updates. We also send a periodic job digest to candidates. You may unsubscribe from the digest at any time using the link in the email; this does not affect account emails you need in order to sign in.
8. Acceptable Use
Do not:
- Post false, misleading, or fraudulent information, or impersonate anyone.
- Post an opening that requires payment from the applicant, or that is a recruiting scheme rather than a real job.
- Collect or scrape information about other users by automated means.
- Attempt to access accounts, data, or systems you are not authorized to reach.
- Upload malware, or interfere with the operation of the service.
- Use Northforce to send unsolicited commercial messages.
9. Your Content
You keep ownership of what you upload. You grant us permission to store, display, and share it as needed to operate Northforce — for example, showing your profile to an employer whose opening you applied to.
You are responsible for having the right to upload what you upload.
10. Third-Party Services and Links
Northforce relies on third-party providers for hosting, email, text messaging, mapping, and automated resume reading. Job postings may link to an employer’s own site or application system. We do not control those sites and are not responsible for their content or practices.
11. Availability
We work to keep Northforce available and accurate, but we provide it “as is.” We do not warrant that the service will be uninterrupted, error-free, or that any listing is accurate or current. Postings are supplied by employers or gathered from employer sources, and may be out of date.
12. Limitation of Liability
To the fullest extent permitted by Minnesota law, The Northspan Group, Inc. is not liable for indirect, incidental, special, or consequential damages arising from your use of Northforce, including lost wages, lost opportunities, or lost data. Our total liability for any claim relating to Northforce will not exceed the greater of the amount you paid us in the twelve months before the claim, or one hundred dollars ($100).
Nothing in these Terms limits liability that cannot be limited under law.
13. Changes and Termination
We may update these Terms. If we make a material change, we will update the “Last updated” date above and, where appropriate, notify you. Continuing to use Northforce after a change means you accept the updated Terms.
You may stop using Northforce at any time. We may suspend or end access if these Terms are violated.
These Terms are governed by the laws of the State of Minnesota, without regard to conflict-of-laws rules. Disputes will be brought in the state or federal courts located in St. Louis County, Minnesota.
14. Contact
The Northforce Program
The Northspan Group, Inc.
202 W Superior St, Suite 600
Duluth, MN 55802
218.481.7737
acamps@northspan.org
