Starkey's Internet Sales Policy
Starkey is a manufacturer of premium hearing aids, sold only
through our worldwide network of authorized hearing professionals. Our
fully trained and credentialed hearing care professionals are carefully
chosen for their ability to deliver proper testing, fitting and support
services that are critical to our patient's receiving the maximum
benefit, performance and value from Starkey hearing products.
Starkey does not sell its products directly to Internet retailers.
Starkey does not endorse the practice of selling hearing aids to
consumers via the Internet. We believe that the successful dispensing of
Starkey products is best achieved by hearing professionals that are
trained on the proper use of our products. Optimum hearing aid
performance can only be achieved through face-to-face consultation.
Internet retailers cannot provide our consumers with the same high
quality professional services as those in our network.
Internet Retailers
There are retailers who sell Starkey products via the Internet
who are not authorized to do so. Some falsely claim to be authorized
Starkey hearing professionals. Some misappropriate our intellectual
property. Our legal department has taken action to stop unauthorized
reselling of our products. We police the Internet for advertisements,
sponsored links and domain name usage by unauthorized Internet retailers
and we enforce our copyright and trademark rights.