Terms and conditions

1. No purchase necessary.

2. One entry per person, no bulk or third party entries.

3. Postal entries for competitions should be sent with your name, address, daytime telephone number, competition you are entering and answer to: Time Out Offers, Universal House, 251 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7AB.

4. Email entries for competitions should be sent to competitions@timeout.com clearly stating in the subject header the competition you are entering.

5. Competitions are open to all UK residents (over the age of 18 in alcohol, tobacco or travel-related competitions, or in other cases as stated) except employees of Time Out, the companies or organisations with whom the competition or offer is being run, their agents or anyone directly connected with the promotion.

6. No responsibility can be accepted for entries lost, delayed, mislaid or damaged in the post or offered for delivery insufficiently stamped.

7. Proof of delivery will not be accepted as proof of receipt. Prizes are as stated only and no cash alternatives will be given. However the promoter has the full and free right to alter arrangements or prizes should circumstances change.

8. The winning answers and the names of prizewinners will be made available to those who send an SAE to the competition entry address. The decision will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

9. All entries and copyright in them automatically become the property of Time Out.

10. All entrants to competitions and offers are deemed to have accepted these rules and agreed to be bound by them and agree to co-operate in any publicity that may arise.

11. The closing date for receipt of entries is as stated for each individual competition in the magazine or online. The winner(s) will be drawn at random from all valid entries, and will be notified by telephone, email or post within two weeks of the closing date.

12. By providing your email address and entering this competition you agree to receive relevant email communications from Time Out including news, events, offers and competitions.

13. Promoter: Time Out Magazine, Universal House, 251 Tottenham Court Road, London W1T 7AB. 1) There will be 50 prizes of 1 pair of tickets to The View from The Shard visitor attraction. These will be in the form of gift certificates to enable winners to choose their preferred date and time to visit, but must be booked in advance and time slots are subject to availability. Gift certificates are valid for 12 months and must be redeemed by the expiry date.

2) One winner and their nominated guest will be invited to attend The View’s VIP birthday party on the evening of 4 February 2014. No substitution prize will be available if winner is unable to attend on this date. Prize does not include travel, accommodation or any other expenses.

3) The View from The Shard’s general and competition terms and conditions apply – please see http://www.theviewfromtheshard.com/#terms-and-conditions